GSAFE Updates

Ready-Made Events for 2015-2016

09/07/2015

Welcome to the new school year! We can’t wait to connect with you all and hear about your plans for the 2015-2016 academic year. Here are some dates you may want to mark on your calendar right now: GSAFE’s Walk/Run/Eat for Safe Schools – Sunday, October 11th in Madison. This is the 9th year […]

Back to School Safely

09/01/2015

Coming back to school from summer vacation can be challenging for students who identity as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and other identities (LGBTQ+). While it is often a return to supportive friends and teachers, it can also be a return to harassment, indifference, and exclusion. The Dane County Youth Assessment and the Wisconsin […]

Day of Silence in Wisconsin

04/08/2015

Are you ready for the silence? This Friday, April 17th marks the 20th annual Day of Silence, a project of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN). Read below to find everything you need to know about Day of Silence, including information about different Nights of Noise and other Break the Silence events happening […]

Qualitative Research Surfaces on Wisconsin Trans* Youth

01/23/2015

Virginia Harrison reports on a groundbreaking study of trans* and gender-nonconforming youth in Wisconsin schools and the unique challenges they face. Click here for the complete article, as published in the January 2015 Our Lives Magazine.

Centering Desire in Our Work

01/23/2015

The following is an excerpt of the speech given by Kristen Brock-Petroshius when accepting the LGBTQ Advocate of the Year Award at the Outreach Banquet this past fall. Click here for this complete article, as published in the January 2015 issue of Our Lives Magazine.

Motivated & Empowered

01/23/2015

Trans*, Asian-American, young, and queer: Skylar Lee is blazing a trail for intersectional equality in the Madison school system and beyond. Click here for the complete profile of GSAFE youth leader Skylar Lee, as published in the January 2015 issue of Our Lives Magazine.

Check Out our Annual Report!

01/23/2015

Check out GSAFE’s 2013-2014 Annual Report, “Building Bridges”. Click here for “Building Bridges: GSAFE’s 2013-2014 Annual Report”. Here are our highlights from 2013–2014: Advancing Gender and Trans* Justice in Schools In order to ensure that trans* youth are respected and have equal opportunity in schools, we worked with several key school districts to add “gender […]

GSAFE Announces New Name, Structure

01/08/2015

We are excited to announce that Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools has changed our name to GSAFE. This new name is in some ways not so new, as many youth and supporters have called us “GSAFE” for years. Additionally, we have restructured our organizational leadership from a Co-Director model to one that includes an […]

GSAFE is Hiring a Communications & Development Manager

12/02/2014

GSAFE is hiring a Communications & Development Manager to manage and implement our communications work and special event, mailing, and social media fundraising campaigns. Click here for a complete job description. Specifically, the Communications & Development Manager will: Develop a comprehensive organizational communications plan and implement all outbound communications, leveraging website, direct mail, email, newsletter, blog, and social […]

Talking with your GSA about HIV/AIDS

12/01/2014

Talking with your GSA about HIV/AIDS December 1st is World AIDS Day. HIV/AIDS continues to be a major health concern for young people – all young people – so the most important thing we can do is talk about it, talk about it, talk about it. The good news is that contracting HIV is totally […]

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Testimonials

“Chippewa Falls Middle School’s mission is to provide a safe and supportive place for all of our students to learn and grow together. The Safe Space training from GSAFE provided staff with valuable resources to become more aware of how to be a better gender inclusive school!” – Susan Kern, Middle School Principal